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201 Court Street

73Records
10City systems
12Open violations
43.3Penalty rate

73 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations, 12 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)FRANK FAMILY TRUST
BBL3003840002
BIN3005711

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 43.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$101,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FRANK FAMILY TRUST
Head officerSEBASTIAN M FRANK
Managing agentSEBASTIAN M FRANK
Last registered2019-09-04

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,922,000 $235,320
2026$4,539,000 $272,340
2027$5,969,000 $358,140

The city's market estimate has risen 52% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KonditoriCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBergen St — F G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / Warren St — B57 · 350 ft
Citi BikeWarren St & Court St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

201 Court Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $135,000 on 2004-02-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-02-13Mortgage $135,000 — from FRANK, NICHOLAS to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $135,000
1994-08-24Mortgage $120,000 — from FRANK, NICHOLAS; FRANK, CARMEN to FLATBUSH FEDERAL S&LASSN $120,000
1990-04-11Mortgage $15,000 — from ELABED, AHMAD to 2918 8TH AVE ASSOCS $15,000
1990-04-11Mortgage $64,000 — from CHOUKRI, RACHID; EL ABED, AHMAD; LAMEES TRAVEL AGCY INC to SABHARWUL, HANSIMRONS $64,000
1990-04-11Mortgage $165,000 — from ELABED, AHMAD/AKA; ELABED, AHMAD J to CHRYSLER FIR BUS CRECP $165,000
1989-08-22Mortgage $30,000 — from ELABED, AHMED J to BERKOVICH, JOSEPH $30,000
1989-03-01Mortgage $130,000 — from ELABED,AHMAD J to ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS $130,000
1986-06-09Mortgage $145,000 — from ELABED, AHMAD J to 201 COURT ST ASSOC $145,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017700007
2018000000
2019011002
2020001001
2021002103
2022105006
2023005016
2024002002
2025004026
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 27Ownership & money 22Health & systems 3

Every one of the 73 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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